Remote recognition processing system and method

摘要

A computerized method for intelligently distributing computer processing of mail piece scan images across a plurality of mail piece scan image processors. The method can include receiving a mail piece scan image from a mail piece scan image job requestor and selecting one of a plurality of scan mail piece scan image processors to process said mail piece scan image. The mail piece scan image can be transmitted to said one of a plurality of plurality of mail piece scan image processors and a mail piece scan image processing result can be received from said one of a plurality of plurality of mail piece scan image processors. Post-processing operations can be performed based on said mail piece scan image processing result. The mail piece scan image processing result can be transmitted to said mail piece scan image processing requestor.

主权项

1. A computer system for remote recognition processing of mail piece scan images captured by mail processing equipment housed in different geographically dispersed mail processing sites, the computer system comprising:
a plurality of mail piece scan image processors adapted to perform mail recognition processing, the mail piece scan image processors located geographically remotely from each other; and a mail piece scan image job manager geographically remote from and coupled to each of said plurality of mail piece scan image processors, wherein said mail piece scan image job manager is coupled to a plurality of mail processing equipment, and said mail piece scan image job manager is adapted to:
receive a mail piece scan image from one of said plurality of mail processing equipment, said mail piece scan image associated with a mail piece,select one of said plurality of mail piece scan image processors to process said mail piece scan image based on availability factors calculated for each of said plurality of mail piece scan image processors, including a current processing load of the mail piece scan image processors, and based on a type of mail processing equipment that captured the mail piece scan image;transmit said mail piece scan image to the selected one of said plurality of mail piece scan image processors;receive a mail piece scan image processing result from the selected one of a plurality of mail piece scan image processors; andtransmit said mail piece scan image processing result to said one of said plurality of mail processing equipment.